hellish en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈhɛlɪʃ/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ḱel-yo- /*ḱol-yeh₂-der.? Proto-Germanic *haljō Proto-West Germanic *hallju Old English hell Middle English helle English hell Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English hellish From hell + -ish.
Meanings
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infernal, related or similar to hell.
Fauſtus is gone, regard his helliſh fall, / Whoſe fiendful fortune may exhort the wiſe, / Onely to wonder at vnlawful things, […]
1589–1592 (date written), Ch[ristopher] Marl[owe], The Tragicall History of D. Faustus. […], London: […] V[alentine] S[immes] for Thomas Bushell, published 1604, →OCLC, signature [F3], recto:
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(excessive) causing great pain, discomfort or distress.
I woke up from a hellish noise coming from the house next door.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most hellish | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more hellish | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
hellishness · hellishly · unhellish
Relateds
Synonyms
loathsome · abysmal · dire · rotten · piss-poor · ordinary · bad · horrible · unfavorable · miserable · excruciating · dreadful · horrible · subtartarean · Plutonic · terrible · Tartarean · stygian · helly · hopeless · sixth-rate · stygian · torturous · peak · pathetic · negative · sloppy · hellish · disagreeable · painable · Acherontic · ailsome · dogshit · godawful · atrocious · awful · horrific · inferior · crummy · crapalicious · lackluster · incompetent · horrendous · lousy · fifth-rate · crappy · inelegant · Plutonian · hideous · wrenchful · infernal · agonizing · deityforsaken · Hadean · naff · hellish · tormentous · wack · inadequate · chronic · painful · intolerable · terrible · bruising · crap · corny · hellish · odious · tormenting · unpleasant · shitty · dismal · hurtful · helly · rubbish · infernal · subpar · nightmarish · terrible · coarse · groanful · shitawful · awful · horrid · fourth-rate · foul
Translations (34)
nb helvetes (causing pain, discomfort or distress) · sk pekelný (causing pain, discomfort or distress) · nrf înfèrna (causing pain, discomfort or distress) · pl piekielny (causing pain, discomfort or distress) · nb infernalsk (causing pain, discomfort or distress) · bg а́дски (causing pain, discomfort or distress) · nl hels (causing pain, discomfort or distress) · sv infernalisk (causing pain, discomfort or distress) · fr infernal (causing pain, discomfort or distress) · cs pekelný (causing pain, discomfort or distress) · sh па̀клен (causing pain, discomfort or distress) · mk пеколен (causing pain, discomfort or distress) · mk адски (causing pain, discomfort or distress) · it infernale (causing pain, discomfort or distress) · pt infernal (causing pain, discomfort or distress) · ur جَہَنَّمی (causing pain, discomfort or distress) · ru а́дский (causing pain, discomfort or distress) · uk пеке́льний (causing pain, discomfort or distress) · ar جَهَنَّمِيّ (causing pain, discomfort or distress) · sl peklenski (causing pain, discomfort or distress) · be пяке́льны (causing pain, discomfort or distress) · ro infernal (causing pain, discomfort or distress) · es infernal (causing pain, discomfort or distress) · sv helvetisk (causing pain, discomfort or distress) · ar جَحِيمِيّ (causing pain, discomfort or distress) · fi helvetillinen (causing pain, discomfort or distress) · bg пъ́клен (causing pain, discomfort or distress) · hy դժոխային (causing pain, discomfort or distress) · sh pàklen (causing pain, discomfort or distress) · ml നരക (causing pain, discomfort or distress) · ru а́довый (causing pain, discomfort or distress) · de höllisch (causing pain, discomfort or distress) · da helvedes (causing pain, discomfort or distress) · da infernalsk (causing pain, discomfort or distress)